Audubon Magazine May-June 2009

Making Airspace for Birds and Planes

When birds and aircraft collide, it can be disastrous. Fortunately, a combination of common sense, cutting-edge technology, and a bit of bird knowledge is making the skies safer for all.  

The Endless Race

A new biography explores the remarkable accomplishments of Phoebe Snetsinger, the first birder to list 8,000 species. 

Low clouds sweep past Cerro de la Medio Luna, a small part of the million-acre Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve in eastern Mexico. A drive to save the preserve’s biological treasures also protects the region’s rich cultural heritage. Ewan Burns

International Travel

Meet Me at the Oasis

By Scott Weidensaul

In the face of forces destroying other parts of Mexico, the Sierra Gorda reserve holds its own—a miraculous, biological melting pot unmatched on the North American continent. Black bears mingle with jaguars and macaws, and stands of tropical trees, d